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SeqLL, FBI Partner to Develop Sequencing-Based Forensic Technology

SeqLL and the FBI will explore the use of the Billerica, Massachusetts-based company's RNA sequencing technology in forensic casework.

FBI Approves Thermo Fisher Scientific DNA Booking System for Use by Law Enforcement

The firm's Applied Biosystems RapidHIT ID DNA Booking System can be used to process, upload, and search DNA samples from arrestees against the CODIS database.

Forensic Genomics Market Advances Due to Consumer Databases, Technology Innovation
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As 2020 dawns, forensic genomics is poised for growth as companies aim to harness the power of consumer databases coupled with advances in sequencing.

FBI Opens Door for NGS-Based Forensics in US
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Verogen's ForenSeq kit and Thermo Fisher Scientific's Precision ID Whole Genome Panel can now be used to create DNA profiles for a national repository.

FBI Approves Thermo Fisher NGS Forensic Profiling Solution

Forensic laboratories can now use the Applied Biosystems Precision ID System mtDNA analysis to submit profiles to a national database.

May 3, 2019

FBI Approves Verogen Forensic Sequencing System for National DNA Index System

May 1, 2019

uBiome Shakes Up Management; Launches Investigation Into Billing Practices

Feb 8, 2019

Genetic Genealogy Firms Reassure Clients About Data Privacy After FTDNA Divulges FBI Partnership
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Jul 5, 2018

Reported DNA Testing on Migrants Raises Questions, Concerns
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Sep 21, 2017

FBI OKs Genetic Profiles Generated by Thermo Fisher Scientific Kit

Aug 21, 2017

Rapid DNA Act Signed Into Law

Apr 7, 2016

FBI Grants NDIS Approval to NetBio DNA Analysis System

Oct 13, 2015

Promega STR Analysis Kit Gets FBI Approval

Jun 23, 2014

FBI Approves Second Life Tech Forensic Analysis Kit

May 8, 2014

Applied Market Watch: GE, NetBio Forensics System; Thermo Fisher Salmonella Assay
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Mar 13, 2014

Applied Markets Watch: IntegenX RapidHIT
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Oct 9, 2013

FBI Approves Life Tech Forensic Analysis Kit

Sep 20, 2012

Life Tech Launches New Forensic STR Analysis Kits as FBI Prepares to Expand CODIS Loci
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Mar 29, 2012

People in the News: Former FBI Official Joins IntegenX Board
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Jul 19, 2011

Promega Gets NDIS OK for Multiplex System

May 5, 2011

Bin Laden DNA ID Would be Fast and Easy Using 'Standard' PCR Tech, Experts Say
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May 20, 2010

FBI Approves Additional Life Tech DNA Forensic Kits for CODIS Use
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Jan 28, 2010

FBI Approval Could Expand Market for Applied Biosystems Forensic DNA Kit
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Nov 25, 2009

FBI OKs Promega System for DNA Index

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Suicidal Ideation-Linked Loci Identified Using Million Veteran Program Data

Researchers in PLOS Genetics identify risk variants within and across ancestry groups with a genome-wide association study involving veterans with or without a history of suicidal ideation.

Algorithm Teases Out Genetic Ancestry in Individuals at Biobank Scale

Researchers develop an algorithm known as Rye to tease apart ancestry fractions in admixed individuals at a biobank-scale, applying it to 488,221 UK Biobank participants in Nucleic Acids Research.

Multi-Ancestry Analysis Highlights Comparable Common Variants at Complex Trait-Linked Loci

Researchers in Nature Genetics examine common variants implicated in more than three dozen conditions, estimating genetic effect similarities across ancestry tracts in admixed individuals.

Sick Newborns Selected for WGS With Automated Pipeline

Researchers successfully prioritized infants with potential Mendelian conditions for whole-genome sequencing or rapid whole-genome sequencing, as they report in Genome Medicine.